One of the challenges of corporate photography is capturing candid moments of executives.

A good technique I’ve found to capture emotional candids is to wait until a group of executives is done talking and the group is starting to break up. Often people will laugh or joke around at this moment.

This exact technique worked perfectly here as a healthcare CEO was laughing with a group of people as the company opened a new facility in New Jersey.

St. Peter’s University Hospital produces a quarterly magazine the showcases. They are a great client because they encourage collaboration with the photographer.
Here we needed to show a new sinus procedure that the hospital is providing to patients.
A bunch of strobes and grids made the operating room look dramatic.

The Jockey Hollow Bar and Kitchen is stunning, both inside and out.
Vail Mansion, built by the first president of AT&T, stood empty for many years until Chris Cannon opened his new restaurant.
One of the restaurant’s main features is the glass enclosed kitchen at the top of a huge staircase.

Some days you lug cases of lights into a portrait photo shoot.
Some days you lug the cases in and never open them.
This was one of those days.
The light inside the exam room cast a very cool beam of light, so why not use it.